Innovations

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Agency	Title	Type	Area	Year	Details
Wyoming DOT (WYDOT)	Signal Trailer Repurposed to Create a Portable Road Weather Information System (RWIS)	Repurposed Device	Road Weather Management	2023	View
Wyoming DOT (WYDOT)	Citizens Submit an Image from WYDOT’s Mobile App	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2020	View
Wisconsin DOT (WisDOT)	Transportation Systems Management and Operations Traffic Infrastructure Process (TSMO-TIP) to Review and Assess the TSMO Infrastructure System	Tool	Planning	2019	View
Wisconsin DOT (WisDOT)	Fleet of Temporary Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Devices for Construction Projects	Device	Traffic Management	2019	View
Washington DOT (WSDOT)	Locate Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Enclosures in Highly Visible Areas to Deter Intrusions	Guidance	Security	2024	View
Washington DOT (WSDOT)	Expedited Approval Program for Low-Cost Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Projects	Program	Planning	2018	View
Utah DOT (UDOT)	Online Map of Existing and Planned Fiber	Tool	Communications Infrastructure	2024	View
Utah DOT (UDOT)	Replace Copper Wire with Aluminum Wire to Deter Intrusions	Guidance	Security	2024	View
Utah DOT (UDOT)	Manage Access to Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Enclosures with Electronic Key/Lock Systems	Guidance	Security	2024	View
Utah DOT (UDOT)	Balance Sheet for Tracking Communications Infrastructure-Related Resource Trades	Tool	Communications Infrastructure	2019	View
Utah DOT (UDOT)	Small Wireless Facilities Mounting Installations Guidelines	Guidance	Communications Infrastructure	2019	View
Texas DOT (TxDOT)	Real Property Asset Online Map of Small Cell Leases	Tool	Communications Infrastructure	2024	View
Rhode Island DOT (RIDOT)	RReused Tolling Structures	Repurposed Device	Traffic Management	2024	View
Pennsylvania DOT (PennDOT)	Arterial Probe Data has Improved Signal Prioritization	Process	Arterial Operations	2021	View
Pennsylvania DOT (PennDOT)	Combined Situational Data Sources to Delineate When Incidents Truly Occurred	Data Integration	Traffic Management	2021	View
Pennsylvania DOT (PennDOT)	Integrating Standard Work Zone Equipment Through its Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)	Data Integration	Work Zone	2021	View
Pennsylvania DOT (PennDOT)	Converting Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) Signs to Inform Motorists of 511 Phone	Repurposed Device	Traffic Management	2019	View
Pennsylvania DOT (PennDOT)	The 5 Rs of ITS Device Maintenance	Guidance	Maintenance	2019	View
Oregon DOT (ODOT)	Local Road Report Entry into the Statewide Traveler Information System	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Oklahoma DOT (ODOT)	Integrated Construction Projects into the Traffic Information Website	Data Integration	Traveler Information	2023	View
Ohio DOT (ODOT)	Revised Process for Speed Studies Using Arterial Probe Data	Process	Arterial Operations	2021	View
Ohio DOT (ODOT)	Floating Car Method Reduced with Arterial Probe Speed Data Use	Increased Data Use	Traffic Management	2021	View
Ohio DOT (ODOT)	Repurposing Highway Advisory Radio (HAR)	Repurposed Device	Traveler Information	2019	View
North Dakota DOT (NDDOT)	Drones Use for Better Vantage Point	Tool	Incident Management	2024	View
North Dakota DOT (NDDOT)	Legacy Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) Replaced with Intelligent Roadway Information System (IRIS) Open Source ATMS Software	Software	Traffic Management	2024	View
North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)	Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC) and First Responders Streaming Using Microsoft Teams to Stream Video and Live Chat	Tool	Incident Management	2023	View
North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)	Probe Data to Identify Systems to be Retimed	Process	Arterial Operations	2023	View
North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)	In-House Solution to Communicate Road Closures with Waze	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2023	View
North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)	In-Cab Slowdown and Congestion Alerts to Truckers Using Drivewyze	Added Feature	Freight Operations	2023	View
North Carolina DOT (NCDOT)	Probe Data Providing Data-Driven Approach to Identify Congestion Reduction Projects	Process	Arterial Operations	2021	View
New Jersey DOT (NJDOT)	Hard Shoulder Running (HSR) to Eliminate Back Ups and Enhance Safety	System Deployment	Traffic Management	2022	View
New Jersey DOT (NJDOT)	Field Detection Devices Phased Out with Arterial Probe Speed Data Use	Increased Data Use	Traffic Management	2021	View
Missouri DOT (MoDOT)	Roadway Debris Removal Devices	Device	Maintenance	2024	View
Missouri DOT (MoDOT)	Mobile Pothole Patcher	Device	Maintenance	2018	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Work Zone Smart Vests for Worker Presence	Product	Work Zone	2024	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Roadway Debris Removal Devices on Freeway Incident Response Safety Team (FIRST) Vehicles	Device	Maintenance	2024	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Upgrade Still Images to Streaming Video	Upgrade	Traveler Information	2021	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Real-Time Arrow Board Status Information	Data Integration	Work Zone	2020	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Intelligent Roadway Information System (IRIS) Open Source Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) Software Implementation	Software	Traffic Management	2019	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Model System Engineering Documents for Six Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Applications	Model Documents	Systems Engineering	2019	View
Minnesota DOT (MnDOT)	Freeway Closure Plans for Full Road Closures	Process	Incident Management	2011	View
Michigan DOT (MDOT)	Work Zone Smart Vests to Change the Speed Limit Posted	Product	Work Zone	2024	View
Michigan DOT (MDOT)	Truck Attenuator Positioned a Truck Where Infrastructure Was Damaged to Reduce Crashes	Repurposed Device	Maintenance	2023	View
Maryland DOT State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA)	HAAS Alerts	Real-Time Application	Connected Vehicle	2023	View
Kansas DOT (KDOT)	New 511 Feature to Track and Display Oversized Loads	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Kansas DOT (KDOT)	New, Innovative Methods of Traveler Information Data-Sharing	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Kansas City (KC) Scout	Waze Pothole Reports used by the DOT to Identify the Location to Fix	Tool	Maintenance	2023	View
Iowa DOT	Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Parts Near End of Life Used to Extend Life of DMS in Critical Locations	Repurposed Device	Traffic Management	2019	View
Iowa DOT	Incident Management Plans Accessible Online	Tool	Incident Management	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Adaptive Signal Control Technology to Change Traffic Patterns	System Deployment	Arterial Operations	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Iowa Counties’ Road Notifications Added as a Layer on the Iowa DOT 511 Website	Data Integration	Traveler Information	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Traveler Information Icon Color Change Based on Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx)	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Mashup Up Traveler Information Data to Tell a Story	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Location of Electric Vehicle Charge Stations	Added Feature	Traveler Information	2024	View
Iowa DOT	Automated Video Request Tool	Tool	Traffic Management	2023	View
Iowa DOT	Waze Reports Added as a Layer on the Iowa DOT 511 Website	Data Integration	Traveler Information	2020	View
Iowa DOT	Real-Time Arrow Board Status Information	Data Integration	Work Zone	2020	View
Iowa DOT	Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Placement Scoring Matrix	Tool	Traffic Management	2018	View
Illinois DOT (IDOT)	Visual Guide to Illustrate What Is and Is Not a Divisible Freight Load	Guidance	Freight Operations	2024	View
Illinois DOT (IDOT)	Over Height Detector Repurposed as a Truck Counter	Repurposed Device	Traffic Management	2023	View
Georgia DOT (GDOT)	Probe Data Providing Data-Driven Approach to Identify Congestion Reduction Projects	Process	Arterial Operations	2021	View
Georgia DOT (GDOT)	More Proactive Arterial Management Using Probe Data	Process	Arterial Operations	2021	View
Georgia DOT (GDOT)	Updated Signal Timing and Traffic Management Center (TMC) Control to Manage Pedestrians at an Intersection, Reducing Officers Needed	Process	Arterial Operations	2020	View
Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)	Real-Time Safety Alerts Using Smartphone Sensors	Real-Time Application	Connected Vehicle	2023	View
Florida DOT (FDOT)	Electronic Signals and Traffic Operations Reponses Management (eSTORM) System	Tool	Traffic Management	2023	View
FHWA	Technology in Rural Transportation “Simple Solutions”			1997	View
ENTERPRISE	Framework to Provide Consistent Update to Mapping/Navigation Companies	Process	Traveler Information	2022	View
ENTERPRISE	Criteria, Decision Factors, and Tools to Evolve, Phase Out, or Eliminate Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Devices and Systems	Guidance	Maintenance	2019	View
ENTERPRISE	Model System Engineering Documents for Real-Time Arrow Board Status Information	Model Documents	Systems Engineering	2017	View
ENTERPRISE	Model System Engineering Documents for Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)	Model Documents	Systems Engineering	2017	View
Colorado DOT (CDOT)	Label Junction Boxes “No Copper” to Deter Intrusions	Guidance	Security	2024	View
Colorado DOT (CDOT)	Taxation Valuations for Heavy Equipment Added to Oversize/Overweight (OS/OW) Permitting Tool to Replace Manual Process	Added Feature	Freight Operations	2024	View
City of Frisco, Texas (TX)	Next-Generation Traffic Incident Management Situational Awareness For Emergency Response (SAFER) Platform	Software	Incident Management	2024	View
California DOT (Caltrans)	Online Map of Proposed Transportation Projects to Coordinate Broadband Facilities	Tool	Communications Infrastructure	2024	View
Arizona DOT (ADOT)	Online State-Owned Fiber Optic Conduit Routes Map	Tool	Communications Infrastructure	2024	View
Arizona DOT (ADOT)	Early Warning Dust Detection Warning System	System Deployment	Safety	2023	View
Arizona DOT (ADOT)	Disseminate Roadway Conditions (Speed Differentials) Through a Cell Phone App Using Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technology	Real-Time Application	Connected Vehicle	2023	View
Arizona DOT (ADOT)	Incident Response Unit Program (IRU) Program to Restore Traffic Flow Quickly and Safely	Program	Incident Management	2023	View
Arizona DOT (ADOT)	Statewide Mobility Analytics in Real-Time (SMART) Tool for Better Freeway Performance	Data Integration	Traffic Management	2023	View